Breaking the News

Des and the teams break apart this week's news, including: a successful student uprising in Serbia; some outrageous claims from Liz Truss; the best cover band names and the surprising reason mummies have been removed from a Scottish museum.

Lead Writer: Jennifer Walker

Additional Material: Lucy Rycroft-Smith & Chris Willshaw, Dan Welton & Sarah Tattersall, Alan Hazlie, Lucienne Cummings. Mike Cooper, Claire Cox, Nathan Cowley, Neil Bratchpiece and Gregor Paton

Producer: Chris Quilietti

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Join Des Clarke and his special guests - Susie McCabe, Stuart Mitchell, Ifrah Qureshi and Chris Thorburn - as they break down the news and put it back together again!

Join Des and the team as they break up the week's news, including: Should Brexit get an unwanted reboot? Can Scotland's pubs survive? Is 71 the perfect age to enter a beauty contest? And has Tom Cruise finally met his match in Digger?

Lead Writer: Madeleine Brettingham

Additional Material: Adam Fuller, Andrew Duthie, Polly Owen, Dan Welton and Sarah Tattersall, Graham Bretman, Paul Brown, Claire Cox, Rebecca Bain & Alex Garrick Wright, Lucienne Cummings, Nathan Cowley, Gregor Paton, Gordon Watson, James Docherty, Holly Hellman, Blair Michael, Stuart Beale.

Producer: Jodie White

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Des and the teams are back for series 35! Join them as they break up the week's news, including: £10 billion for a Britannia Shield, an AI teacher in Scotland, riots by French students, the worst ever celebrity Traitor, whisky in space and why Scotland is a great place for a wedding!

Lead Writer: Gregor Paton

Additional material: John Rice, Duncan Black, Darren Miller & Grant Morrison, Cooper Mawhinney Sweryt, James Docherty, Charlie Owen, Gordon Watson, Nathan Cowley, Lucienne Cummings, Alwin Solanky, Holly Hellman, Chris Willshaw

Producer: Chris Quilietti

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Des Clarke hosts Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz.

Des Clarke and the teams break up this week's news, including the PM's tour of the UK, the solar eclipse and new research telling us all to smile at dogs!

Lead Writer: Nathan Cowley

Additional material: Jennifer Walker, Jon Paisley, Chris Stanners, Simon Paul Miller, Gregor Paton, Katy Swainston, Rebecca Bain, Alex Garrick-Wright, James Docherty, Uttom Chowdhury and Steve Trott.

Producer: Lauren Mackay

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Des and the teams break up the week's news, including: The ongoing saga with Gianni Infantino, the Scottish exam results, people using AI to find out about their health, the cancelled Trainspotting musical, Nicola Sturgeon’s newly published foreword to her memoir and more.

Lead Writer: Rebecca Bain & Alex Garrick

Additional material: Wright, Nathan Cowley, Roy Darby, Gregor Paton, Kieran Moore, Stephen Holford, Mike Grace, Jennifer Walker, Gordon Watson, Alan Hazlie, James Docherty and Ben Moore

Producer: Chris Quilietti

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Des Clarke hosts a special Commonwealth Games edition of Breaking the News, covering Team Scotland’s success, how visiting athletes are getting on in Glasgow, celebrating the volunteers and more.

Lead Writer: Gregor Paton

Additional material: Declan Kennedy, Claire Cox, Oli Higham, Paul Hennell, Alan Hazlie, Dan Welton & Sarah Tattersall, Duncan Black, Ben Moore, Gary Splaine

Producer: Chris Quilietti

An Eco-Audio certified Production

Des and the teams break up the week's news, including: The first week of new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, Anas Sarwar standing down as Scottish Labour leader, research into our music habits, the us of therapy-speak in everyday conversation, Scottish strong man Tom Stoltman and more

Lead Writer: Jennifer Walker

Additional material: Chris Stanners, Matt Kingsley, Claire Cox, James Docherty, Dan Welton & Sarah Tattersall, Jon Paisley, Gregor Paton, Lucy Rycroft Smith & Chris Willshaw, Stuart Beale, Stephen Holford, Nathan Cowley, Terry Hughes, Rebecca Bain & Alex Garrick Wright

Producer: Chris Quilietti

An Eco-Audio certified Production

Des and the teams break up the week's news, including: The upcoming World Cup final between Spain and Argentina, Sir Keir Starmer's last week as prime minister, the proposed Scottish Rock and Roll hall of fame, research into how much we speak, Christopher Nolan and more.

Lead Writer: Claire Cox

Additional material: Dan James & Kyra Carletonm, Darren Miller & Grant Morrison, Marie Hale, Alan Hazlie, Jaskaran Bahia, James Docherty, Gregor Paton, Nathan Cowley, Polly Owen and Sarane McDougall, Dan Welton & Sarah Tattersall

Producer: Chris Quilietti

An Eco-Audio certified Production.